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]]> I'll have my Moby Dick with a side of potatoes, please: Noshing on whale gets a thumbs up from eco-Norwegians. Nitrogen gives carbon a run for its money as nemesis of the environment, say Alaskan scientists. The home of the Red Sox just cured us of our London black cab envy with its court-ordered plans for a hybrid fleet. Gustav isn't the only one causing a ruckus in the South: the EPA overrides Mississippi Delta plan to the dismay of officials. And big corporations and Mother Earth live happily ever after (at least for now). http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_97/ Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:01 Green news and chatter from around the globe | Monday 09-01-2008
]]> Missed the big speech? Obama channels Martin Luther King, Jr.; pledges to break the U.S. carbon addiction within ten years.   Thinking outside the box: Mayor Bloomberg envisions turbines atop the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge ... but experts ix-nay the idea. McCain chooses Alaska governor (and oil drilling advocate) Sarah Palin as VP; Hurricane Gustav shakes Louisiana (and the RNC). Counting carbs, not calories: Japan launches a carbon footbrint labelling system. WWTSD (What Would Tony Soprano Do)? In Naples, Italy, mob blocks toxic waste removel.     http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_831/ Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:01 Green news and chatter from around the globe | Saturday 08-23-2008
]]> Do more bikers actually contribute to pollution? Cyclists grumble while San Francisco ponders. Oh, baby: Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher launches Inhabitots, a new blog dedicated to all things eco for wee ones. Could flying the friendly skies have an expiration date? The New Republic's Bradford Plumer Imagines a post-aviation world. That's hot: Google.org invests outspends the U.S. government in geothermal energy research. http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_824/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:01 Green news and chatter from around the globe | Friday 08-22-2008
]]> Melting Arctic glaciers cause tourist evacuation. Todd Carmichael wonders if anyone's listening yet. Has much improved since the sweatshop scandals in the early 90's? Leo Hickman investigates the UK fashion industry. Er, really? McCain criticizes Obama for drinking organic tea. Not just talking the talk: NYC Greenmarket cracks down on an errant farmer. Hmm .... hoping for a book deal? Blogger announces a month-long plastic fast. UK scientists make like Mary Poppins (and harvest energy for ten homes). http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_83/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:01 Green news and chatter from around the globe | Friday 08-22-2008
]]> Everything's bigger in Texas, even alternative energy ... Not to be outdone, California responds to state energy mandate with large-scale solar plants. "Thanks for the endorsement, white-haired dude." Paris Hilton responds to McCain ads with ... an energy policy. Really. Subways just don't have the same cute factor: U.S cities plan to bring back the streetcar. One step forward for bureaucracy but ten giant steps backward for wildlife: Bush-supported plan scales back Endangered Species Act. (But at least the Navy is giving whales a break, thanks to a San Francisco court.)       http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_817/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:01 OZO-approved green news and chatter | Friday 08-15-2008
]]> Beijing makes LA look like a breath of fresh air as smog threatens to alter the Olympic schedule. "We've charged [our kids'] future on our visa card:" Thomas L. Friedman reports from Greenland. Print media going digital cuts down on our carbon footprint, right? Not if you're Esquire magazine... Peeing on yourself won't be taboo much longer: Jellyfish are swarming beaches because of global warming, overfishing, and pollution. From the mountains to the prairies ... and more prairies? U.S. landscape might be changing... http://ozolife.com/readon/week_in_review_81/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:01